Branko Mamula

Branko Mamula (30 May 1921-) was a Fleet Admiral of the Yugoslav People's Army and Defense Minister of Yugoslavia from 5 May 1982 to 15 May 1988, succeeding Niko Ljubicic and preceding Veljko Kadijevic.

Biography
Branko Mamula was born in Vrginmost, Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1921, and he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1940. In 1941, he joined the Yugoslav Partisans, and he served as Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army from 1979 to 1982 and as Defense Minister from 1982 to 1988; he was promoted to Fleet Admiral in 1983. In 2007, he moved to Tivat, Montenegro.